West Conf. Finals - Game 4: Houston Rockets 95-92 Golden State Warriors - 5 Talking Points

#4 The Rockets hit back in the second via James Harden

Harden draws the foul from Green and puts him on a poster

The first quarter saw Harden in a relatively quiet mode, but he quickly got it going early in the second period with a couple of free throws as well as 2 made 3-pointers. All-in-all, Harden scored 17 points in this quarter alone, while Chris Paul recovered from the funk he displayed in the first quarter to get onto the scoresheet with 14 points of his own.

We also saw the best posterizing dunk of the playoffs from James Harden - a player not particularly known for these moments. He got past Kevon Looney off the dribble before throwing it down on Draymond Green's mug while getting the foul call in a sequence that broke NBA twitter down in awe and amazement. He even had 2 steals in consecutive possessions that netted him an assist and a dunk.

The rest of the Rockets also were able to get it going offensively, while they shut down the Warriors to a measly 18 points. They headed into the locker room with a healthy 7-point lead, as the likes of Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant struggled with their shot in this period while Steph was given a rest at the start of this period.